Rockefeller tree lighting 2012

November 28, 2012

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 28: NBC hosts Al Roker (L) and Savannah Guthrie rehearse as preparations are made for the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center on November 28, 2012 in New York City. After two weeks of preparation, the 45,000 lights will be lit on the 80-foot high Norwegian spruce this evening during a celebration televised on NBC. The tree will remain lit every evening until January 7. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

John Moore/Getty Images

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 28: NBC hosts Al Roker (L) and Savannah Guthrie rehearse as preparations are made for the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center on November 28, 2012 in New York City. After two weeks of preparation, the 45,000 lights will be lit on the 80-foot high Norwegian spruce this evening during a celebration televised on NBC. The tree will remain lit every evening until January 7. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)